- Presidency says citizens should report VIPs violating the police withdrawal directive.
- Daniel Bwala asks Nigerians to capture evidence of escort abuse.
- Tinubu’s government says some officials will still retain limited security.
- Directive aims to improve policing and reduce VIP protection misuse.
The Presidency has called on Nigerians to play a direct role in ensuring full enforcement of President Bola Tinubu’s police withdrawal directive for VIPs by reporting any violations across the country.
The President’s Special Adviser on Media and Public Communication, Daniel Bwala, made the appeal during an interview on TVC on Sunday. He emphasised that citizens can help ensure the success of the reform by providing proof when VIPs disobey the rule.
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“If you identify a celebrity, a private sector person, or any individual who has police against the executive order of the president, as much as you can, capture evidence, whether a photograph or video,” Bwala said.
He explained that the Presidential order does not mean total removal of security personnel for everyone in government. According to him, some officials will still be assigned security protection based on operational needs
“The order of the president to withdraw police from VIPs is not all-encompassing. There are critical people in government who will still have one form of security or another,” he clarified.
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Bwala added that other security agencies, including the State Security Service and the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, will step in where necessary.
“It could be SSS, Civil Defence, and not the police who will be there to help you. But police have no business being with you,” he insisted.
The Federal Government believes the directive will redirect police personnel back to critical security duties and reduce the long-standing culture of VIP escort misuse.
Tinubu recently ordered the withdrawal of officers attached to Very Important Persons nationwide, directing that they be redeployed to essential policing tasks.
